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as  returned  and  so  on  until  you  have  had  all  books  ordered.  You 
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so  long  as  you  desire. 

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^  REGULAR  CALL  DAY  ^ 

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is  inconvenient  for  members  to  always  be  at  home  on  the  regular  de¬ 
livery  days. 

Each  of  our  messengers  has  a  key  to  these  Lock  Boxes  and  where 
the  system  is  adopted  and  no  books  are  found  on  the  regular  delivery 
days  he  understands  you  wish  to  retain  all  another  week,  and  no  new 
books  are  left. 

This  also  does  away  with  the  annoyance  of  having  your  bell  ring 
at  inconvenient  times  and  the  hurry  and  flurry  to  find  the  book. 
After  you  have  been  a  member  for  a  short  period,  your  maid  will 
place  in  the  Lock  Box  any  book  no  longer  wanted  with  as  much  reg¬ 
ularity  as  your  cook  now  does  the  ice  card  in  the  rear  window. 


WHEN  AWAY  FROH  THE  CITY  ON  VACATION 

Books  can  be  retained  as  long  as  desired.  Thus  members  draw¬ 
ing  from  three  to  five  volumes  at  a  time  will  be  conveniently  supplied 
with  a  modern  library  for  access  while  out  of  the  city. 


€bicado  Delivery  Schedule 


Austin . Thursday 

Avondale . Tuesday 

Argyle  Park . Saturday 

Auburn  Park . Friday 

Belmont . Tuesday 

Brookdale . Thursday 

Buena  Park . Monday 

Beverly  Hills . Tuesday 

Berwym . Friday 

Brookline . Monday 

Bryn  Mawr _ _ _ _ Monday 

Burnside . Monday 

Birchwood  ....  Wednesday 

Central  Park . Tuesday 

Calvary . Wednesday 

Cheltenham . Monday 

'  CITY  DISTRICT. 

NORTH  SIDE. 

B.  of  BaSalle . Monday 

E.  of  Orchard. .. .Monday 

E.  of  Halsted . Monday 

W.  of  Orchard..  .Saturday 
W.  of  Halsted..  .Saturday 

WEST  SIDE. 

N.  of  Washington — 

Tuesday 

S.  of  Washington — 

Wednesday 

SOUTH  SIDE. 

E.  of  Wabash.. .  .Thursday 

E.  of  Drexel . Thursday 

W.  of  Cottage  Grove — 

Friday 

Clarendon  Hills*.  ..Friday 

Clyde . Friday 

Crawford . Wednesday 

Cuyler . Monday 

Dauphin  Park. ...  Monday 
Douglas  Park  Wednesday 
Downer’s  Grove*  ..Friday 


East  Grove* . Friday 

Edge  water . Saturday 

Edgebrook . .Saturday 

Edison  Park . Saturday 

Eggleston . Friday 

Elmhurst* . Thursday 

Englewood . Friday 

Evanston . Wednesday 

Erwin . Th  rsday 

Fern  wood . Tuesday 

Forest  Glen . Saturday 

Fort  Sheridan*  Wednesd'y 

Gano . Monday 

Garfield  Park  Wednesday 

Glencoe* . Wednesday 

Glen  EJlyn* . Thursday 

Greggs* . F  riday 

Grossdale . Friday 

Gross  Park . Saturday 

Harlem . Thursday 

Hawthorne . Friday 

Highlands* . Friday 

Highridge . Saturday 

Highland  Pk*.  Wednesday 
High  wood*. . .  .Wednesday 

Hinsdale* . Friday 

Humbolt  Park. . .  .Tuesday 
Hyde  Park . Thursday 

Irving  Park* . Tuesday 

Jackson  Park. . .  .Thursday 
Jefferson  Park. . .Saturday 

Kensington . Monday 

Kenilworth*. . .  Wednesday 
Kenwood . Thursday 

Ea  Grange . Friday 

Fake  Bluff*. .  .Wednesday 
Fake  Forest*.. Wednesday 

Fa  Verne .  Friday 

Fakeside* . Wednesday 

Finden  Park. . .  .Thursday 
Flewelvn  Pk*. Wednesday 
Fogan  Square. ..  .Tuesday 

T.ombard* . Thursday 

Fongwood . Tuesday 


Maplewood . Tuesday 

Mayfair . Tuesday 

Maywood . Thursday 

Melrose  Park..  .Thursday 
Morton  Grove..  .Saturday 

Morgan  Park . Tuesday 

Moreland . Thursday 

N.  Edgewater. ..  Saturday 
N.  Evanston  Wednesday 
Norwood  Park . Friday 

Oakdale . Tuesday 

Oakland . Thursday 

Oak  Park. ..... .Thursday 

Park  Manor .  .  .Friday 

Park  Ridge. ....  .Saturday 

Parkside . Thursday 

Pullman . Monday 

Ravenswood . Saturday 

Ravinia* . Wednesday 

Ridgeland . Th  ursday 

River  Forest ....  Thursday 

Riverside . Friday 

Rogers  Park.. Wednesday 
Rose  Hill . Monday 

Sheridan  Park ....  Monday 

South  Shore . Monday 

South  Park . Thursday 

S.  Evanston..  .Wednesday 
S.  Englewood. .  .Saturday 
Summerdale . Saturday 

Thatcher’s  Pk.. Thursday 
Tracy . Tuesday 

Walden . Tuesday 

Washington  Park.. Friday 
Washington  Hts. Tuesday 
Waukegan*  . . .  Wednesday 

W.  Grossdale . Friday 

W.  Maywood. . .  .Thursday 
Western  Springs*.  .Friday 

Wheaten* . Thursday 

Windsor  Park  ...Monday 

Wilmette* . Wednesday 

Winnetka* ....  Wednesday 
Woodlawn . Thursday 


Distant  suburban  districts  (special  terms,  see  following  pages). 

1.  Subscribers,  when  convenient,  will  state  which  district  they  are  resident 
in,  besides  street  and  number, 

2.  Subscribers  ordering  the  one  book  a  week  service  will  please  make  a  selec¬ 
tion  of  at  least  four  books;  three  a  week  service,  at  least  twelve  books,  etc. 

3.  Written  communications  must  bear  the  subscriber’s  name  and  address  in 
full.  Please  do  not  give  VERBAF  instructions  to  the  Fibrary  Messenger. 

4.  Books  for  return  must  be  either  in  the  Fock  Box  or  in  readiness  for  the 
Messenger  when  he  calls. 

5.  All  instructions  must  be  received  at  the  Fibrary  by  the  morning  of  the  day 
preceding  the  day  of  exchange.  Fists  received  late  will  be  attended  to  the  fol¬ 
lowing  week. 


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City  Delivery 

Send  your  name  with  request  for  membership.  Select  any  four 
volumes  that  you  desire  to  read  and  write  the  numbers  on  our  order 
card  or  titles  on  any  blank  sheet.  -  -  Our  messenger  will  call  at  once 
and  deliver  one  of  the  books,  and  the  others  weekly  for  one  month. 

You  will  pay  to  our  messenger  $i.oo  upon  delivery  of  the  first 
book.  If  then  at  the  close  of  the  month  we  desire  to  continue  the 
service,  a  membership  certificate  will  be  issued,  and  deliveries  con¬ 
tinued  for  as  many  years  as  desired.  The  after  payments  are  as  per 
Dues  to  Members,  scheduled  below. 

if  we  do  not  continue  the  service,  the  |r.oo  deposited  is  re¬ 
funded  upon  collection  of  the  fourth  volume  at  the  end  of  the  month. 


SCHEDULE  OF  TERMS 


$1.00  TRIAL  FEE,  as  explained  above,  paying  for  four 
weeks’  delivery  service,  one  book  at  a  time,  cash  to  our  messen¬ 
ger  upon  delivery  of  the  first  book, 

THEN  we  issue  a  perpetual  membership,  and  the  following 
are  the 


DUES  TO  MEMBERS 


ONE  BOOK  each  week,  per  year  (in  advance) . $4.00 

or  $2.00  cash  and  25c  per  month. 

THREE  BOOKS  each  week,  per  year  (in  advance), . $S.OO 

or  $4.00  cash  and  5oc  per  month. 

FIVE  BOOKS  each  week,  per  year  (in  advance), . $12. 00 

or  $6.00  cash  and  75c  per  month. 

You  can  exchange  all  or  part  of  the  books  each  delivery  day. 

In  Choosing  Number  of  Books  per  week 

bear  in  mind  you  are  not  expected  to  read  all  volumes  selected, 
nor  exchange  weekly  except  those  desired,  but  you  want  them  that 
you  may- 

Keep  in  touch  with  the  literary  trend  of  the  day. 

Have  the  choice  of  the  volumes  you  select.  You  cannot  always 
tell  whether  you  care  for  a  book  until  you  have  glanced  it  over. 

Have  an  essay  for  mother,  book  of  the  day  for  father,  late  ro¬ 
mance  for  the  daughter,  and  a  war  story  for  the  boy. 

Have  a  liberal  selection  of  the  very  late  books  always  on  hand 
for  the  entertainment  of  guests. 

Have  an  up-to-date  library  to  take  to  your  country  home  on 
your  summer  vacation. 


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tion  subject  to  endorsement  before  acceptance. 


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in  advance,  or  $5.00  cash  and  5oc  per  month. 

Eight  Books  exchanged  every  two  weeks,  $16.00  per  year  in 
advance,  or  $10.00  cash  and  jSc  per  month. 

The  books  are  delivered  by  our  own  conveyance  to  the  home  of 
the  member,  but  a  club  of  friends  can  unite  for  payments  under  said 
member’s  librarianship. 

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Delivery  to  towns  ana  Cities  by  express 

FOR  INDIVIDUALS,  CLUBS  and  PUBLIC  LIBRARIES 

Five  Books  exchanged  as  often  as  desired,  $lo.oo  per  year 
in  advance. 

Ten  Books  exchanged  as  often  as  desired,  $17.50  per  year 
in  advance. 

Twenty =five  Books  exchanged  as  often  as  desired,  $4o.oo 
per  year  in  advance. 

Fifty  Books  exchanged  quarterly,  $75.00  per  year  in 
advance. 

'  The  books  are  delivered  by  the  express  company  to  the  home  of 
the  member,  or  library  association,  but  a  club  can  unite  for  payments 
under  the  librarianship  of  our  member. 

Upon-  application  showing  sufficient  demand,  special  Library 
Clubs  will  be  formed  by  our  local  representative.  Two  thousand  of 
such  are  already  in  operation. 


FOR  SCHOOLS,  SUNDAY  SCHOOLS  and  CHURCHES 

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Fifty  Volumes  exchanged  every  three  months,  $30.00  cash 
and  $5.00  per  quarter  for  as  many  quarters  as  desired;  or  $20.00  per 
year  on  five-year  contract.  Write  for  100  page  Illustrated  Catalog 
and  Prospectus  of  each. 


Concerning  the  Parmelee  Library 

Here  is  the  story  of  the  conception  and  growth  of  the  largest 
private  circulating  Library  plant  in  America. 

1882  to  i8S5  —  PREPARATORY 

In  1882  the  present  manager,  representing  a  publishing  house, 
was  accosted  with  the  remark  that  his  efforts  be  directed  to  the 
organization  of  local  library  associations  instead  of  the  sale  of  com¬ 
pilation  subscription  books.  At  this  simple  suggestion  the  idea  of 
making  up  library  clubs  composed  of  men  and  women  who  loved 


PARTIAL  VIEW  OF  OFFICE  SHOWING  STENOGRAPH¬ 
ERS,  AND  OFFICES  OF  BOOKKEEPER  AND  CASHIER 

good  books  and  would  appreciate  such  service,  took  root  and  was  de¬ 
veloped  through  four  years  of  special  college  work. 

1886  to  1895  —  the  book  club  library 

The  plan  adopted  was  to  supply  libraries  to  clubs.  They 
retained  the  books  permanently,  and  when  read,  used  them  as  a 
nucleus  for  a  permanent  library,  or  distributed  them  among  the 
meml  ership. 

Under  this  plan  1800  avssociations  were  organized  and  some 
250,000  volumes  placed  in  circulation.  Estimating  that  each  book 
was  read  twenty  times,  the  number  of  readings  reaches  the  sum  of 


VESTIBULE  ENTRANCE  TO 
GENERAL  OFFICES. 

5,000,000  volumes.  Some  of  the  best  libraries  in  the  United  States 
have  developed  from  those  thus  established,  as  for  instance,  the 
Sedalia,  Mo.,  Public  Uibrary.  where  3000  volumes  were  placed  as  a 
nucleus. 

1895  to  1900- THE  TRAVELING  LIBRARY:  FROM 

TOWN  TO  TOWN 

It  was  gradually  found  necessary  to  circulate  these  libraries  from 
club  to  club,  in  order  to  give  the  most  economical  and  satisfactory 
service.  Accordingly  in  ’95  the  traveling  library  system  was 
adopted,  and  during  the  past  few  years  100,000  patrons  have  been 
served,  each  selected  by  our  representative  by  personal  interview. 

Forty-seven  states  and  territories  aud  three  provinces  of 
Canada  are  now  regularly  supplied.  Hardly  a  day  goes  by  but 
the  trains  entering  and  departing  from  Chicago  carry  sections  of  the 


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Parmelee  Library.  The  records  show  that  over  20,000  such  shipments 
have  been  made,  5,000  in  1900  alone. 


1899  to  1900—  THE  NEW  BOOK  LIBRARY:  FROM 
BOOK  SHOP  TO  RESIDENCE  DISTRICT. 

The  demand  for  the  new  books  as  published  began  to  call  for  the 
organization  of  clubs  early  in  1900,  and  sufficient  sets  were  placed  in 
different  parts  of  Chicago  and  suburban  cities  to  regularly  supply 
the  new  books  as  issued  to  nearly  1000  people. 

1900  to  1901— NEW  AND  STANDARD  BOOKS:  FROH  BOOK 

SHOP  INTO  THE  HOHE. 

During  the  summer  of  1900  numerous  requests  from  our  patrons 
and  other  Chicago  business  men,  induced  us  to  adopt  the  house  to 
house  delivery  plan  as  operated  by  the  great  institutions  of  Europe, 
and  we  present  that  system  herewith,  thoroughly  Americanized  by 
plans  developed  through  years  of  study  and  practical  experience  in 
supplying  literature  to  the  homes  of  the  people  of  North  America. 

That  this  service  should  meet  with  favor  is  not  unexpected,  for 
it  is  the  true  method  of  supplying  literature  to  busy  people  who  de¬ 
sire  their  bopks  to  be  in  perfect  condition,  wish  to  scan  the  popular 
new  ones  as  soon  as  published,  and  not  be  subjected  to  the  inconven¬ 
ience  necessarily  incurred  by  dependence  upon  public  libraries. 


The  JLihi'iit'v  Bulletin  is  published  iveekly  and  dc- 
liiered free  to  Members. 

It  lists  nil  hauhs  of  merit  as  issued  from  the  press. 

These  heuks  are  aeeessable  to  members  as  soon  as  pub¬ 
lished. 


Sample  Copy. 


Library  Bulletin. 


SUBBTnMBNT, 


VOL,  m. _ WEEK  ENDING  NOV.  3,  >9oo. _ NO.  43 

Annual  subscription  25  cents  per  year.  Supplied  free  to  members  under  Home 
Delivery  Service.  The  Parmelee  Library,  Publishers,  Chicago,  D.  S.  A. 

NEW  BOOKS  PUBLISHED  AND  ADDED  TO 
THE  PARMELEE  LIBRARY  HOME  DELIVERY  SERVICE 

FOR  THE 

Week  ending  November  3,  1900. 


The  R^eal  Chinese  Question, 

By  Chester  Halcombe  (I1.50. )  -  -  I70T 

Halcombe  wa.s  connected  with  the  United 
States  Legation  at  Pekin,  as  inetrpreter  and  in 
other  capacities,  from  1871  to  1885;  and  since 
that  time  he  has  been  connected  with  extensive 
commercial  and  financial  enterprises  in  that 
country.  In  his  new  book  he  deals  with  the 
peculiar  character  and  conditions  of  the  Chinese 
which  have  produced  the  present  upiising.  Those 
people  are  devoted  to  all  sorts  of  secret  societies 
for  social,  political,  philanthropic  and  other  pur¬ 
poses,  and  every  uprising  and  disturbance  in 
modern  China  has  been  brought  about  by  such  an 
organization. 

Pecc0LVi,  By  Ernest  W.  Hornung  ($1.50)  -  794T 

^HE  rector  of  Long  Stow,  a  high-church  clergy¬ 
man,  is  by  his  own  admission,  guilty  pf  an  un¬ 
pardonable  sin.  He  is  driven  from  his  parish, 
and  his  church  burned  to  the  ground  by  the 
father  of  the  girl  he  has  injured.  His  contrition 
and  atonement  are  the  themes  of  the  story. 

The  hero  of  Mr.  Hornung’s  novel  is  a  new  cre¬ 
ation  and  an  audacious  one.  The  intensity  of  the 
opening  scenes  in  w  hich  he  figures  and  in  which 
is  revealed  the  w’rong  implied  in  the  title,  is  re¬ 
placed  by  a  continuous  interest  of  another  sort  in 
the  long  and  singular  expiation  that  follows. 


^et  exn<jtly^  the  you  order  a^id  at  th^  time 

you  order  it. 

'This  pa^e  is  uniform  in  size  and  descriptive  matter  with  the 

FIFTEENTH  ANNUAL  CATALOG  supplied  to  Members  gra¬ 
tuitously. 


Stringtown  On  The  Pike:  A  Tale  of 

Northern  Kentucky,  By  j.  uri  Li.oyd  (11.50)  35ST 

Y  the  author  of  “Etidorphia.”  This  story  was 
the  Bookman’s  serial  for  1900.  The  scene  is  laid 
in  one  of  the  quaint  villages  in  northwest  Ken¬ 
tucky.  The  action  begins  at  the  time  of  the  war 
of  secession,  when  the  hero  is  a  ragged  little 
urchin  trudging  along  the  dusty  pike,  and  con¬ 
tinues  until  the  boy  is  w'ell  into  manhood. 

The  Adventures  of  Joel  Pepper, 

By  Mrs.  H.  Mui.RORD  (Margaret  Sidney)  (|i.5o)1128T 

ONTINUES  the  story  of  the  Pepper  Family,  espe¬ 
cially  Joel’s  adventures  and  pranks.  There  are 
few  of  the  larger  children  who  have  not  followed 
closely  the  fortunes  of  the  famous  Pepper  family, 
and  who  will  not  hail  with  delight  this  story  of 
the  Pepper  children. 


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A  Bicycle  of  Cathay, 

By  Frank  R.  Stockton  (I1.50)  -  -  304T 

^R.  Stockton  gives  us  an  amusing  romance  detail¬ 
ing  the  adventure  of  a  young  school  master  on  a 
summer  tour  awheel.  The  author  writes  in  his 
happiest  vein,  and  the  thousands  who  have  en¬ 
joyed  his  clever  stories  with  their  novel  situations 
and  unique  characters,  will  know  about  what  to 
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Alice  ^  Old  Vincennes,  By  Maurice  THOMPSON  302T 
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Eben  Holden,  By  irving  Bacheller  -  -  306T 

'^he  Dishonor  of  Frstnk  Scott,  By  m.  Hamilton  307T 
Qviisatnte,  By  Anthony  Hope  -  -  -  308T 

Unca^nonized,  By  Margaret  h.  Potter  -  -  309T 

Monsie\ir  BeatUcaLire,  By  booth  Tarkington  3I0T 
Arden  Matssiter,  By  William  Barry  .  -  3I1T 

Matster  Christiaan,  By  marie  Corelli  312T 
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^he  Web  of  Life,  By  Robert  Herrick  -  -  314T 

Voice  ^  ‘Uhe  People,  By  Ellen  Glasgow  315T 
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Fovirth  Genera-tion,  By  Sir  Walter  besant  3i7T 
Philip  Winwood,  By  Robert  N.  Stephens  -  3I8T 

'Uhe  ILedemption  of  Da^vid  Corson 

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75he  Fa^rringdons,  By  Ellen  T.  Fowler  -  320T 


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Isle  o/  Unrest,  By  henry  Seton  Merriman  -  324T 

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Conscience  of  C.,  By  Frankfort  Moore  -  326T 

75he  Heatrl’s  HighwOty,  By  Mary  E.  Wiekins  327T 

My  New  Curette,  By  rev.  a.  p.  Sheehan  -  328T 

An  UnsOCiOtl  Societlist,  By  G.  Bernard  Shaw  329T 

A  Womatn  Tenderfoot, 

By  Grace  Gaeeatin  Seton-Thompson  330T 
Sons  the  Morning,  By  Eden  phieepotts  331T 

‘Ehe  Metid  Metiden  Le^ne, 

By  Ameeia  E.  Barr  332T 
‘Ijhe  Bstth  Comedy,  By  a.  and  e.  Castee  -  333T 

"She  Infidel,  By  Mrs.  M.  E.  Braddon  334T 

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By  Henry  Hareand  335T 

DeStCOn  Bratdbury,  By  Edwin  Asa  Dix  -  336T 

Cupid’s  Gotrden,  By  Eeeen  t.  Foweer  -  -  337T 

'Bhe  Isle  cif  Winds,  By  S.  r.  Crockett  -  338T 

75he  Lstst  ICefuge,  By  henry  B.  Fueeer  -  339T 

"She  Footsteps  Cif  Ql  Throne,  By  Max  Pemberton  340T 
A  Mstnifest  Destiny,  By  Jueia  macGruder  -  34IT 

SophiOt,  By  Staneey  J.  Weyman  -  -  -  342T 

Sensttor  North,  By  Gertrude  Atherton  -  343T 

“Hstrd  Pa.  n,”  By  Geraedine  Bonner  -  -  344T 

Three  Men  on  Wheels,  By  Jerome  k.  Jerome  345T 
Sa.ndburrs,  By  aefred  henry  lewis  -  -  346T 

J5he  ICesurrection,  By  Count  Lyoff  Toestoi  -  347T 

Ma.n  Tha.t  Corrupted  Ha.dleyburg, 


By  Mark  Twain  348T 

On  "Ehe  Wing  o/  OccaLsions, 

By  JoEiy  Chandeer  Harris  349T 

A  Friend  of  CaLesa-r,  By  \\  .  s.  davis  -  -  350T 

75he  R^omaLnce  of  Gilbert  Holmes, 

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Stringtown  on  “^he  Pike,  By  John  uri  Leo  yd  355T 
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JShe  Grisis,  By  Winston  Churchiee  -  -  -  357T 


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The  Stickett  Minister’s  Wooing, 

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Mr.  Dooley’s  Philosophy,  By  F.  p.  dunne  431T 


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The  Burden  of  Christopher, 

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The  Matrket  Plaice,  By  Haroed  Frederic  -  460T 


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Poor  People,  By  I.  K.  Friedman  -  -  .  475T 

Unleatvened  Brea^d,  By  Robert  Grant  -  316T 
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The  Workers,  Ea^st,  By  w.  a.  wyckoff  -  476T 

The  Workers,  West,  By  w.  a.  wyckoff  -  477T 

Blatck  ILock:  A  Ta^le  of  the  Selkirks, 

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The  Heacrt’s  Highwacy,  By  Mary  E.  Wilkins  327T 
Isle  of  the  Winds,  By  s.  R.  Crockett  502T 
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R^ichacrd  Carvel,  By  Winston  Churchill  -  404T 

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Eben  Holden,  By  Irving  a.  BacheIvI^KR  -  306T 

Choir  Invisible,  By  James  Lane  Aeeen  -  5I5T 

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The  Mississippi  VoLlley  in  the  Civil  WeLr, 

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ICecollections  of  the  Civil  Wotr, 

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ICed  Blood  a^nd  Blue,  By  Harrison  Robertson  520T 
Knights  in  FvistioLn,  By  Caroline  Brown  -  525T 

On  the  Wing  of  Occocsions, 

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R^ed  Rock,  By  Thomas  Neeson  Page  -  -  530T 

BlStck  Wolf’s  Breed,  By  harry  Dickson  -  533T 

In  Connection  with  the  DeWilloughby 

CloLim,  By  Frances  H.  Burnett  -  -  -  534T 

The  Reign  of  La^w,  By  James  Lane  Aeeen  -  408T 

STUDIES  OF  CONTEflPORANEOUS  LIFE, 

The  Son  of  the  Wolf — The  Klondyke, 

By  Jack  London  420T 

As  the  Light  Led — Political  Life, 

By  James  Newton  Baskett  601T 

Gentleman  From  Indiana — ILural 

Indiana,  By  booth  Tarkington  -  -  602T 

The  Action  and  The  Word — The  Society 
Woman,  By  Brander  Matthews  -  -  603  T 

Deacon  Bradbviry — New  England  Today, 

By  Edwin  Asa  Dix  336T 

The  Voice  of  The  People, — Virginia., 

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Red  Pottage,  By  Mary  Cholmondeley  -  -  701T 

Folly  Corner,  By  Mrs.  henry  Dudeny  -  703T 

The  Minx,  By  Mrs.  Mannington  Caeeyn  -  704T 

The  Ship  of  Stars,  By  a.  t.  Quieeer-Couch  70ST 

UncaLnonized,  By  Margaret  Horton  Potter  309T 

Hilda  Watde,  By  Grant  aeeen  .  .  .  706T 

The  Unsociacl  SociOLlist,  By  G.  Barnard  Shaw  329T 
The  Bath  Comedy,  By  a.  and  E.  Castle  -  333T 

Sophia,  By  Stanley  J.  Weyman  ...  342T 

Parson  Kelly,  By  a.  E.  mason  and  Andrew  Lang  7I0T 
The  R^ebel,  By  H.  B.  Myrriote  and  H.  Watson  712T 

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By  Wm.  Sterns  Davis  -  350T 

ViaCr\icis — The  Crusades, 

By  F.  Marion  Crawford  750T 

The  Knights  of  the  Cross — The  Crusades, 

By  Henryk  Sienkiewicz  760T 

Robert  Tournay — French  R^evolution, 

By  Wm.  Sage  771T 

The  Empress  Octavia — R^oman, 

By  Wilhelm  Walloth  780T 

My  New  Curate — Irish,  By  rev.  p.  a.  Sheehan  328T 

She  Walks  in  Beauty — Irish, 

By  Katherine  Tynan  783T 

Father  Anthony — Irish,  By  Robert  Buchanan  784T 
Young  April — France,  By  Egerton  Castle  785T 

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China’s  Open  Door, 

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China,  The  Long-Lived  Empire, 

By  Eeiza  R.  Scidmore  802T 

Worlds’  Politics,  By  prof.  Paue  S.  Reinsch  -  I55T 

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By  Archibaed  R.  Coequhoun  1051T 

Break  Up  of  China, 

By  Lord  ChareES  Beresford  804T 

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In  So\ith  Africa  with  Buller, 

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The  Boers  in  War,  By  Howard  c.  hieeegas  805T 
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By  Richard  Harding  Davis  1954T 

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The  Expedition  to  the  Philippines, 

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The  Philippines  and  Rovindabout, 

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Henry  Irving,  A  Record  and  Review, 

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Famous  Actresses  of  the  Day, 

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Wild  Animals  I  H  ave  Known, 

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Women  of  the  Bible, 

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Man  and  His  Divine  Father, 

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Faith  and  Sight, 

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